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Balloons Are Now Banned in Laguna Beach, California

As of 2024, they can't be used on public property or at city events

(Newser) - Environmental advocates are celebrating in Laguna Beach—but it won't be with balloons. The hilly seaside city known for stunning ocean views and rolling bluffs is banning the sale and public use of balloons to curtail the risk of devastating wildfires and eliminate a major source of trash floating...

Next-Door Neighbors in Bizarre Feud, Billionaire-Style
Billionaire Offers to End 'Petty'
$1M Fight. Foe Says Nope
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Billionaire Offers to End 'Petty' $1M Fight. Foe Says Nope

It's all over an expensive lawn sculpture Pimco co-founder erected in his yard in Laguna Beach

(Newser) - "I do not willingly back down from a fight," says billionaire Bill Gross, who's engaged in a legal battle with his Laguna Beach neighbor over a $1 million lawn sculpture. But even the Pimco co-founder says he's had enough of this "petty" disagreement amid a...

Tesla in Autopilot Mode Crashes Into Police Car

It was 2nd autopilot crash in same spot

(Newser) - A Tesla in autopilot mode created yet more unfortunate headlines for the company when it slammed into a police cruiser in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Tuesday. Police say the patrol vehicle was totaled but it was thankfully unoccupied at the time of the crash, KTLA reports. A Tesla in semi-autonomous...

Shed or House? It's Yours for Just Under $1M

The one-bedroom, one-bath property was originally listed at $1.15M

(Newser) - A 595-square-foot Southern California cottage with one bedroom and one bathroom is on the market for just under $1 million, according to the AP . The Orange County Register reports the price of the tiny abode in tony Laguna Beach dropped to $998,900 this month after being listed for as...

MTV Reality Show Caused Crime Wave: Study
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MTV Reality Show Caused Crime Wave: Study

Laguna Beach led to more robberies, rapes, study says

(Newser) - MTV's Laguna Beach contributed to a rise in crime in the real Laguna Beach, a new study suggests. Researchers from Occidental College analyzed crime statistics from 2004 to 2006, when the popular reality series was on the air—and perhaps turning the ritzy, gated enclave into a tourist hub. The...

Bon Jovi Guitarist Busted for DUI
Bon Jovi Guitarist
Busted for DUI

Bon Jovi Guitarist Busted for DUI

With young daughter in car, he also faces endangerment charge

(Newser) - Laguna Beach police have slapped Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora with DUI charges after catching his black Hummer bopping and weaving down the street late last night. Sambora took a sobriety test and was hauled downtown at 4am, the AP reports. He may be in more trouble—three passengers were...

For Generation 'Look at Me,' Every Moment Is Public

But pitfalls lie amid flurry of documenting

(Newser) - They’re known as millennials, the documentation generation, and the Look at Me’s. But what defines Americans born after 1982 is a mindset that every moment can be turned into a performance worthy of YouTube and MySpace and maybe parlayed into broader fame, Newsweek reports. Now sociologists are asking:...

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